Print job transmission device and computer readable non-transitory recording medium storing a print job transmission program

Abstract

A print job transmission device includes a print job generator to generate a print job on a basis of a PDF file that exists under a hot folder, and a print job transmitter to transmit the print job generated by the print job generator. The print job transmitter obtains an IP address and a port number of a destination of the print job based on the PDF file from a folder name of the hot folder in an upper hierarchy of this PDF file, on a basis of a specific rule.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A print job transmission device comprising:
 a print job generator to generate a print job on a basis of a specific format file as a file with a specific file format that exists under a hot folder; 
 a print job transmitter to transmit the print job generated by the print job generator; and 
 a job setting determiner to determine a job setting as a setting of the print job to be applied to the print job, 
 wherein the print job transmitter obtains an IP address and a port number of a destination of the print job based on the specific format file from a folder name of the hot folder in an upper hierarchy of the specific format file, on a basis of a specific rule, 
 wherein the print job generator generates the print job to which the job setting determined by the job setting determiner is applied, and 
 wherein the job setting determiner overwrites the job setting indicated in a job setting file as a file of the job setting that exists from directly under the hot folder in an upper hierarchy of the specific format file to directly under a directory directly above this specific format file in a hierarchical structure of directories, in order of directories in an upper hierarchy, to thereby determine the job setting to be applied to the print job based on this specific format file. 
 
     
     
       2. The print job transmission device according to  claim 1 , comprising a hot folder generator to generate the hot folder,
 wherein the hot folder generator generates the folder name of the hot folder on a basis of the IP address and the port number used in communication with the destination, in accordance with the specific rule. 
 
     
     
       3. A print job transmission device comprising:
 a print job generator to generate a print job on a basis of a specific format file as a file with a specific file format that exists under a hot folder; 
 a print job transmitter to transmit the print job generated by the print job generator; and 
 a job setting determiner to determine a job setting as a setting of the print job to be applied to the print job, 
 wherein the print job transmitter obtains an IP address and a port number of a destination of the print job based on the specific format file from a folder name of the hot folder in an upper hierarchy of the specific format file, on a basis of a specific rule, 
 wherein the print job generator generates the print job to which the job setting determined by the job setting determiner is applied, and 
 wherein when the specific format file exists under a specific job setting directory which is a directory for setting the job that is specific and whose name is associated with the job setting, the job setting determiner determines the job setting associated with the name of the specific job setting directory as the job setting to be applied to the print job based on the specific format file. 
 
     
     
       4. The print job transmission device according to  claim 3 , comprising a hot folder generator to generate the hot folder,
 wherein the hot folder generator generates the folder name of the hot folder on a basis of the IP address and the port number used in communication with the destination, in accordance with the specific rule. 
 
     
     
       5. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a print job transmission program causing a computer to implement:
 a print job generator to generate a print job on a basis of a specific format file as a file with a specific file format that exists under a hot folder; 
 a print job transmitter to transmit the print job generated by the print job generator; and 
 a job setting determiner to determine a job setting as a setting of the print job to be applied to the print job, 
 wherein the print job transmitter obtains an IP address and a port number of a destination of the print job based on the specific format file from a folder name of the hot folder in an upper hierarchy of the specific format file, on a basis of a specific rule, 
 wherein the print job generator generates the print job to which the job setting determined by the job setting determiner is applied, and 
 wherein the job setting determiner overwrites the job setting indicated in a job setting file as a file of the job setting that exists from directly under the hot folder in an upper hierarchy of the specific format file to directly under a directory directly above this specific format file in a hierarchical structure of directories, in order of directories in an upper hierarchy, to thereby determine the job setting to be applied to the print job based on this specific format file. 
 
     
     
       6. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a print job transmission program causing a computer to implement:
 a print job generator to generate a print job on a basis of a specific format file as a file with a specific file format that exists under a hot folder; 
 a print job transmitter to transmit the print job generated by the print job generator; and 
 a job setting determiner to determine a job setting as a setting of the print job to be applied to the print job, 
 wherein the print job transmitter obtains an IP address and a port number of a destination of the print job based on the specific format file from a folder name of the hot folder in an upper hierarchy of the specific format file, on a basis of a specific rule, 
 wherein the print job generator generates the print job to which the job setting determined by the job setting determiner is applied, and 
 wherein when the specific format file exists under a specific job setting directory which is a directory for setting the job that is specific and whose name is associated with the job setting, the job setting determiner determines the job setting associated with the name of the specific job setting directory as the job setting to be applied to the print job based on the specific format file.